R-Type Final 3 Evolved R-Type is such a long-running series and was one of my entry points into what I used to call ‘shooters’ but now have to call Shmups, a single ship going it alone against hoards of enemies with tons of bullets, lasers and explosions to watch out for all while trying to
Cannon Dancer / Osman Review Cannon Dancer / Osman was created as a kind of spiritual successor to Strider and there’s definitely a lot of Strider’s DNA present in the game design, but I would say that is low-hanging fruit for comparison and would instead liken the game to the 1993 Super Nintendo game Run
GrimGrimoire OnceMore Review Vanillaware’s classic 2007 PlayStation 2 title GrimGrimoire has finally seen a rerelease for modern consoles. The core game and narrative are the same but there’s been quite a few quality-of-life features added to help modernize the game. At its core GrimGrimoire OnceMore is a 2D real-time strategy game with sections akin to
Atelier Ryza 3: Alchemist of the End & the Secret Key is the final game in the Ryza (or Secret) trilogy and the 24th overall game in the long-running Atelier series. I’ve played through and reviewed all of the mysterious series before but never played any of the two previous Ryza titles, which are often
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Meg’s Monster Review Meg’s Monster advertises itself as an RPG but in fact, I would say the game plays a little more like an interactive visual novel. You don’t actually play as Meg, the game starts out with a young girl (Meg) being dumped into an underworld full of monsters with many of them wanting
Hitman: Freelancer Review The rebooted series of Hitman games have once again got a slight rebranding. The trilogy which started with Hitman (2016) and ended with Hitman 3 is now sold as one combined package known as Hitman: World of Assassination. Along with the rebrand and repackaging comes an additional mode Hitman: Freelancer which is
PowerWash Simulator Steam Deck Review Hi, my name is Greg and I’m addicted to PowerWash Simulator. If you would have told me a couple of months ago I would be playing a game about cleaning dirt, I would have said you were mad. If you were to also tell me not only would I be
Mask of the Lunar Eclipse Review The Project Zero / Fatal Frame / Zero franchise is one of my personal all-time favourite series and has been ever since I played the original entry on my PlayStation 2 way back in 2002. Mask of the Lunar Eclipse is the fourth game in the series and was,
Chained Echoes Wearing its inspirations on its sleeve, Chained Echoes is an example of a retro-style RPG done right. 7 years in the making and after a successful Kickstarter campaign, we have a fantastically crafted game that pays homage to the genre’s classic titles while setting itself apart with a great battle system. It’s hard
Ninja JaJaMaru: The Great Yokai Battle + Hell Review Ninja JaJaMaru has always been a series that has eluded me for some reason or another so I was thrilled to be able to review not only the newest rendition of Ninja JaJaMaru but also a hefty amount of its Nintendo-centric back catalogue thanks to the
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